Welcome to the Trauma Therapist podcast. My name is Guy McPherson. I interview incredible people who've dedicated their lives to helping those who've been impacted by trauma. A big thank you to our sponsors and our guests who are supporting this show.

So five, four, three, two, and one. Our folks, welcome back to the podcast. Very excited to have as my guest today, Daniel Bullen. Daniel,

welcome. Thank you so much, Guy. It's a pleasure to be here. Awesome. Daniel is a recovery addict and

coach specializing in gambling addiction. After more than two decades struggling with compulsive gambling,

he entered recovery in 2021 and has since dedicated his

work to helping others break the cycle of addiction.

He's a creator of addicted recovery, a platform where he shares education, tools, and

personal insights to support people working toward lasting change.

Daniel also serves as recovery support coach with Incummental, one of our great sponsors,

providing practical peer-based guidance to individuals, navigating urges, rebuilding consistency,

and staying engaged in recovery.

All right, Dan, obviously just a little bit about you.

Before we get going, share with our listeners where you're from originally and where you are

currently. And then we'll dive in. Hey, everyone. Great to be here. Daniel. I was originally born in

Liverpool, England, where I spent the first 28 years of my life. And then whilst I was on holiday

in Sydney, I met my now wife on my second to last day, took her to the opera on the last day

in Sydney. We kept in touch. She come to Europe a couple of months later. We did long distance

for a year and then it was decided that one of us needs to move. So I looked up at the grey skies

of England and I said I'll come to Sydney, Australia. I've been here for just under 10 years now in a couple

of months' time. It'll be 10 years that I've been in Sydney, Australia. Awesome. Awesome. What a great story.

All right. So let's dive in here. How the heck did all this start for you? So my memory of slot machines,

very young. I was 10, 11, 12 years old. I used to go to a social

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